Common use of Confidentiality Procedures Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality Procedures. 5.1 Subject to Clauses 6.1and 6.2, each Party will use all reasonable endeavours not to disclose to any third party any Confidential Information nor use for any purpose except as expressly permitted by this Collaboration Agreement, any of another Party’s Confidential Information. 5.2 No Party shall incur any obligation under Clause 5.1 with respect to information which: 5.2.1 is known to the receiving Party before the start of the Project Period, and not impressed already with any obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; or 5.2.2 is or becomes publicly known without the fault of the receiving Party; or 5.2.3 is obtained by the receiving Party from a third party in circumstances where the receiving Party has no reason to believe that there has been a breach of an obligation of confidentiality owed to the disclosing Party; or 5.2.4 is independently developed by the receiving Party; or 5.2.5 is approved for release in writing by an authorised representative of the disclosing Party; or 5.2.6 the receiving Party is specifically required to disclose in order to fulfil an order of any Court of competent jurisdiction provided that, in the case of a disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, none of the exemptions in that Act applies to the Confidential Information. 5.3 If any Party receives a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 to disclose any Confidential Information, it will notify and consult with the other Parties. The other Parties will respond within five (5) working days after receiving notice if the notice requests assistance in determining whether or not an exemption in that Act applies.

Confidentiality Procedures. 5.1 Subject to Clauses 6.1and 6.1 and 6.2, each Party will use all reasonable endeavours not to disclose to any third party any Confidential Information nor use for any purpose except as expressly permitted by this Collaboration Agreement, any of another Party’s Confidential Information. 5.2 No Party shall incur any obligation under Clause 5.1 with respect to information which: 5.2.1 5.1.1 is known to the receiving Party before the start of the Project Period, and not impressed already with any obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; or 5.2.2 5.1.2 is or becomes publicly known without the fault of the receiving Party; or 5.2.3 5.1.3 is obtained by the receiving Party from a third party in circumstances where the receiving Party has no reason to believe that there has been a breach of an obligation of confidentiality owed to the disclosing Party; or 5.2.4 5.1.4 is independently developed by the receiving Party; or 5.2.5 5.1.5 is approved for release in writing by an authorised representative of the disclosing Party; or 5.2.6 5.1.6 the receiving Party is specifically required to disclose in order to fulfil an order of any Court of competent jurisdiction provided that, in the case of a disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, none of the exemptions in that Act applies to the Confidential Information. 5.3 If any Party receives a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 to disclose any Confidential Information, it will notify and consult with the other Parties. The other Parties will respond within five (5) working days after receiving notice if the notice requests assistance in determining whether or not an exemption in that Act applies.